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Mercy Ships Canada

Mission Statement

Mercy Ships Canada brings free, quality surgical care to the poorest nations of the world using their unique converted ferry the Africa Mercy. As the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world, her features include five operating theatres and 82 patient beds with an annual capacity of approximately 7,000 surgical procedures. Through 578 port visits in 70 nations, Mercy Ships volunteer crew have touched more than 2.4 million patients, including over 67,000 life-changing surgeries.Our national office is in Victoria British Columbia, and is one of 16 national offices which make up Mercy Ships Global.